Category: Passages/Obituaries

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Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Ann L. Austin, born in Sutton, WV, on Aug. 5,1933, died on July 26, 2024, in Sanford. She spent her later adult life in North Berwick and Sanford. She was married to Robert L. Austin, who died in 2023. She took great pride in managing the parts department of the family business. She and her husband loved to tour the country in their RV and enjoyed camping, fishing and boating in down east Maine. Ann…

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Compiled by the Rev. Susan Murphy Gordon T. Adams, 94, of Springvale passed away peacefully on July 9, 2024.  He was born June 1, 1930, in Berlin, NH, the son of George W. Sr. and Florida (Currier) Adams. Born and raised in Berlin, he then served in the U.S. Army.  Gordon worked at Converse as well as in maintenance for the NH Vocational Technical College in Berlin. He and his wife, Madeleine, moved to Springvale in 2012 to be closer…

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Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Colonel Robert "Pat" Patterson Andrews, M.D., of Rye, New Hampshire, passed away at Exeter Hospital in the early morning of June 29, 2024 at the age of 88. He was the son of George Robert Andrews of Sanford, Maine and Helen Brown Babcock of Cambridge, Massachusetts. He graduated from Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts and Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, where he earned an A.B. degree in Political Science. He then attended Tufts University School…

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Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Bernice "Betty" Hachey, 92, of Springvale, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, July 5. Betty was born on Nov. 17, 1931, to Harold and Edith (Littlefield) Day, at home in Springvale. She grew up in Springvale and attended local schools. After high school, Betty was employed at Raymond's Store. She married her childhood neighbor Raymond Hachey, with whom she shared 52 years of marriage until Raymond's passing in 2004. She was a meticulous homemaker,…

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Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy  Donna Russell-Beals, 87, died on June 16. She was the daughter of the late Hiram and Etta Russell of Topsham and the wife of the Rev. Gerald Beals, who predeceased her in 1999. Donna graduated from Brunswick High School and earned a degree from Gorham State Teachers College majoring in music and early childhood education. Donna taught and directed music at the Springvale Nursery School and worked for Sanford Head Start. She developed a kindergarten program at…